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Protest to end bombing in Gaza; Red Cross volunteer on Maui wildfires; SAG-AFTRA strike settlement and local productions; Author Innocenta Sound-Kikku on her Chuukese children's book and poetry collection illustrated by Lissette Yamase
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Maryknoll High School sophomore Alex Krupitsky left Honolulu in August to study abroad in Israel. About six weeks into his fall semester, Alex was forced to cut his trip short due to the Israel-Hamas war. He and his father spoke to The Conversation about his journey home and the situation in Israel.
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Wounded people, along with about 500 foreign or dual nationals and aid workers are expected be allowed to leave Gaza and enter Egypt on Wednesday, according to officials in Gaza.
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The Hawaiʻi family of Ramona Okumura, a retired prosthetics clinician, received welcome news this week: Okumura was allowed out of Gaza and into Egypt. The latest Israel-Hamas war began during one of her routine visits to Gaza to help children get fitted for prosthetics. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to some of her family members before she evacuated.
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The latest on Ramona Okumura, a former Hawaiʻi resident and humanitarian worker stuck in Gaza; Resident safety amid a fire in a remote area of Mililani; A U.S. Department of Agriculture plan to spread non-native seeds on the burned landscapes on Maui; The benefits of freight farming; Today's edition of "StoryCorps: The Military Voices Initiative"
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ethnic studies professor Ibrahim Aoude recently gave the keynote address at the 8th International Middle East Symposium at Gelisim University in Istanbul. He talked with The Conversation from Turkey to give historical context to the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Gov. Josh Green spoke to The Conversation about a program to provide some $50 million in aid to families for everything from buying cars to paying rent. He also shared his thoughts on the situation in Gaza and Israel, where some of his relatives still live.
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Former Hawaiʻi resident and humanitarian worker Ramona Okumura is one of about a million people in Gaza heading to the Egyptian border to flee the area before Israel unleashes a ground assault. The Conversation spoke to her brother about her status in Gaza.
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Family of NGO volunteer trapped in Gaza seeks help for safe exit; a Big Island mom's story after son's deployment is recorded by StoryCorps; a new book connects Native Hawaiian practices with health and social justice; and South Korea's K-beauty industry prompts author to pen a new book
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Gaza is bracing for an Israeli counter-attack with over a million people attempting to evacuate the area. It's been 10 days since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel. Jenna Kirschner, a 2022 University of Hawaiʻi graduate living in Israel, said she awoke to the sound of rockets.